Accomplishments: School of Integrated Health Sciences
Schools of Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work, and departments of Physical Therapy and Psychology hosted the third annual Inter-Professional Education (IPE) Day during the first week of March. The day-long event provided students with group interactions such as a poverty simulation designed to encourage collaborative, positive patient…
Jessica Knurick (Allied Health Sciences) co-authored “Plant-based Nutraceutical Increases Plasma Catalase Activity in Healthy Participants: A Small Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Proof of Concept Trial,” which appeared in the March 4 issue of the Journal of Dietary Supplements. The study assessed the efficacy of a nutraceutical at…
Merrill Landers, Morgan Lopker, Molly Newman, Russell Gourlie, Spencer Sorensen, and Chanrithea Vong
Merrill Landers, Morgan Lopker, Molly Newman, Russell Gourlie, Spencer Sorensen, and Chanrithea Vong (all Physical Therapy) co-authored “A Cross-sectional Analysis of the Characteristics of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease Who Avoid Activities and Participation Due to a Fear of Falling,” which appeared in the January issue of the Journal of…
John Starkey (Business) and Sofie Burton (Allied Health Sciences) will be presenting at the 20th annual Association for Nontraditional Students in Higher Education (ANTSHE) Conference in Kennesaw, Georgia, in March. This marks the second consecutive year the duo has presented at the ANTSHE conference. Both Burton and Starkey serve as members of…
Kai-Yu Ho, Szu-Ping Lee, and Catherine Turner (all Physical Therapy), along with physical therapy students Ryan Epstein, Ron Garcia, and Nicole Riley, co-authored “Effects of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Alignment and Contact Area During Weight Bearing,” which examined the effects of two taping approaches (Kinesio and McConnell)…
George Pales (Allied Health Sciences) received the “Life Member” honor from the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology. He is the ninth member in the organization’s 43-year history to earn this accolade.
Nada Lukkahatai, Du Feng (both Nursing), and James Navalta (Allied Health Sciences) received a $24,000 research grant from the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation for the study “Effect of Exercise on Cancer Related Fatigue, Heat Shock Protein, and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factors.” The UNLV Center for Biobehavioral Interdisciplinary Science in…
Danny Young (Physical Therapy), Sheniz Moonie, and Tim Bungham (both Community Health Sciences) co-authored “Cross-Sectional Examination of Patient and Therapist Factors Affecting Participation in Physical Therapy in Acute Care Hospital Settings,” which appeared in the January issue of Physical Therapy Journal and again in the PT in Motion…
Emilio "Louie" Puentedura and Adriaan Louw (both Physical Therapy) co-authored a study titled “Integration of Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, Limb Laterality and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual with Frozen Shoulder” that received first-place honors during the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy annual…
Emilio “Louie” Puentedura (Physical Therapy) co-presented "How to Manage Spine Injuries" during the 60th Western Occupational Health Conference held in September. The presentation provided a review of relevant anatomy and discussed injury mechanisms and examination techniques, clinic-based treatments, and referral guidelines to help…
The Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences received confirmation that all spring 2016 graduates from the nuclear medicine program passed both national registry examinations on their first attempts. Students excelled in areas of patient care, radiation safety and protection, and radiation biology. The nuclear medicine program has…
Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) accepted an invitation to be a volunteer health care provider at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center for Team USA. During the latter weeks of August, she worked with athletes competing in men’s gymnastics, Greco-Roman wrestling, and paralympic swimming, triathlon, and shooting.